{"id":17,"date":"2010-05-25T16:14:42","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T16:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/physicsastronomy\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:50:29","slug":"semon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Semon, Emeritus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-directory-search-bates-profile bates-directory-profile _with-image\"><div class=\"_data-wrap\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/files\/2010\/05\/semonm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/files\/2010\/05\/semonm-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/files\/2010\/05\/semonm-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/files\/2010\/05\/semonm-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bates-directory-single-listing bates-directory-card\"><p class='directory-result-name'>Mark D. Semon<\/p><div class='directory-result-contact-wrap'><p class='directory-result-email'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='mailto:msemon@bates.edu'>msemon@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class='directory-result-departmentWithTitle'><span class='directory-result-title'>Professor Emeritus<\/span><br><span class='directory-result-department'>Physics and Astronomy<\/span><br><a class='directory-result-phone' href='tel:'><\/a><br><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1976; A. B. Colgate University, 1971<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been the author or co-author on papers about quantum scattering theory, momentum and energy in the electromagnetic field, a new formulation of quantum electrodynamics, a new model for velocities in special relativity, a new equation of state for a liquid-gas system near a critical point, and the interaction in the Aharonov Bohm effect. I also work with attorneys estimating the speeds of vehicles involved in fatal accidents.&nbsp;My hobbies include playing the banjo and guitar, farming in Montana, and restoring old pickup trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"pageChildren\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-1579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/grants\/\">Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1567\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/honors-professional-societies-senior-theses\/\">Honors \/ Professional Societies &amp; Senior Theses<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/invited-talks\/\">Invited Talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1570\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/other-professional-activities\/\">Other Professional Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1568\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-emeriti\/semon\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1976; A. 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